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Seals are easily viewed from a number of points on the island, but
the best way to see them is from a boat, as they swim in the sea or bask
on one of the small islands around Mull.
Both the common seal and the Atlantic grey seal (the third rarest seal
in the world) are frequently seen on the island.
 The
best way to decide which Seal is which, is to study the head, as
The Common Seal has a much more doglike shape i.e. forehead and nose, whereas
The Atlantic Seal has a very flat head. Common
Seals also have very dark young,
which they have in early Summer, whereas Atlantic
Seals have white young in Autumn. A golden rule
when seal spotting on Mull, is that if you see
seals basking on rocky islands
just offshore, they are usually The Common Seal.
If you are a few miles
offshore and see the same,
it is usually The
Atlantic Seal.
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